What a great treat it's been for me to know and work with you all these many years as we've built two financial forums and co-authored two books together, as well as starting the annual Bogleheads Conferences which will be celebrating its 13th reunion this October.

This Marine salutes his paratrooper friend and wishes you many, many more happy birthdays.

I rarely post but am a long term reader of this forum. But occasions like this moves me to post. Wishing you a Happy Birthday and continued health and well being. Thank You for all you and some others do for making people like me become a Boglehead. Blessings, Gary

Happy 89th Birthday, Taylor.
Thank you so very much for what you have contributed to my financial health, but most of all, thank you for your contributions in heroically fighting for our country in WWII.
May God continue to be with you and yours.
Jim

People should not say everything they think. They should think about everything they say.

What a great treat it's been for me to know and work with you all these many years as we've built two financial forums and co-authored two books together, as well as starting the annual Bogleheads Conferences which will be celebrating its 13th reunion this October.

This Marine salutes his paratrooper friend and wishes you many, many more happy birthdays.

Best regards,

Mel

Mel:

Together, you and I have contributed 34,820 posts on this forum to join in Jack Bogle's crusade:"To give ordinary investors a fair shake." It's been a wonderful experience for me with thousands of caring on-line investor friends.

I also want to thank the thousands of Bogleheads who taught me much of what I know about mutual fund investing. Your friendship has brought real meaning to my life which (thankfully) is starting 89 years today.

Like the others, I don't have much more to say except Thank You for helping me with my very first post on this forum (help with my portfolio). You PM'd me to say who you were and that the advice given here could be trusted. So, I hung around and followed the member's advice. That was one of the best investing decisions I have ever made.

To some, the glass is half full. To others, the glass is half empty. To an engineer, it's twice the size it needs to be.

Like the others, I don't have much more to say except Thank You for helping me with my very first post on this forum (help with my portfolio). You PM'd me to say who you were and that the advice given here could be trusted. So, I hung around and followed the member's advice. That was one of the best investing decisions I have ever made.

LadyGeek:

Knowing just a part of what you do behind the scene as Forum & Wiki Administrator, tells me that my PM (Private Message) was "one of the best investing decisions I have ever made."

Happy Birthday Taylor!!! Although we never met, I appreciate all the wisdom you have given so generously. There are a lot of bad things on the internet, but you my friend are one of the gems. Have a great day with your wonderful wife Pat.

Happy Birthday Taylor and congratulations! I'm pretty new here but have already gained much insight from the amount of time and effort you put to this forum. Also thanks for the Boglehead's Guide to Investment book!

As fate would have it, I emailed the following sentence today to a friend who recently moved his investments to Vanguard and is a lurker on the forum:

Following the advice of Jack Bogle, Taylor and Mel has put you on the right track. Those guys are in it for the right reasons. Their mission is helping the small investor rather than stuffing their own pockets.

Have a great birthday and many more. Just knowing you is a privilege.

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Irving Kahn, along with his brothers Alan and Thomas, founded Kahn Brothers & Company Inc. in 1978. At 105 years of age, Kahn still goes to the office every day to be involved in the management of the firm’s $800 million in assets. As a follower of Ben Graham, he evaluates stocks from the bottom up, buying undervalued stocks that are typically also out of favor.

Although you'd likely deny it, I say you are a great man. A week from today I retire, much sooner than otherwise would have been possible had it not been for your advice over the years. Happy Birthday.